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"Sorry, this may be a bit blunt, but you should understand that since you have set up a gym in North Chenghua City, you and Qianli are competitors, understand?"
"Competitor? No, no, no, I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it!"
Junshu waved his hands repeatedly with an embarrassed smile on his face.
But Kashiwagi couldn't even laugh. He wanted to pry open the other person's head to see what was inside. He was chasing after a star to this extent...
He took a deep breath, and with the gratitude for the meal in hand, he gradually revealed the naked reality to Junshu.
It's already difficult enough to compete with a more famous person in two adjacent cities, and the latter has proactively adjusted the difficulty from hell mode to abyss. If you don't die, who will?
But since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well die with understanding.
Junshu's expression froze after hearing this.
Strictly speaking, he is actually very smart, otherwise he would not have been recommended by a prestigious person to become a new gym leader.
Some of the things Kashiwagi said could be understood if one thought about it casually, but Toshiki found it difficult to accept this fact.
"You have been a gym leader for a long time. You should know that there is fierce competition among gym leaders. If you imitate Chenghua Gym in everything, who knows you, Bei Chenghua?"
He didn't care about the latter's rage, since he had said everything he needed to say.
Fortunately.
Junshu was not the type to get angry when the truth was revealed, so he sighed and said, "Is it true that I am not suitable to be a gym leader?"
"It's not about suitability or inappropriateness. I just think there's something wrong with your mentality."
Kashiwagi said: "There is nothing wrong with admiration, but the problem is that this admiration affects your judgment in doing things. There are many things that you can understand without me even telling you, but your admiration for Qianli has blinded you - have you talked to Qianli?"
"Eh?"
"It seems that there is no more. Why don't you go and talk to him? I think that as a senior, Mr. Qianli will definitely not be stingy with his experience as a gym leader."
“But we are not competitors…”
"Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? Competition is not hostility. Did you become an enemy after having a Pokémon battle with someone before? Do you understand what healthy competition is? There are so many trainers in the world. Qianli will not blame you for stealing his challenger."
When Kashiwagi said this, he couldn't help but complain in his heart that Qianli might be very grateful to Junshu.
After all, when he became famous, there would inevitably be too many challengers, which would take up his free time like crazy. Qianli Dingtian was only in his thirties, not only in the prime of his life, but also very loving with his wife, so he must be in urgent need of more private space.
Junshu's expression changed, "Then, I will go and ask him tomorrow--"
"No, please go the day after tomorrow."
Kashiwagi calmed his restless heart, "I'm going to challenge the Chenghua Gym tomorrow, you can go after I get the badge."
"……it is good."
Junshu nodded, then asked, "Would you like to try my gym?"
Kashiwagi finished the last bite and said, "Thank you for the treat. The dinner was quite good."
"I send you!"
Junshu hurriedly got up. He actually wanted Kashiwagi to stay overnight, but he was rejected by him a long time ago.
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A peaceful night passed.
The next day.
sunny.
Kashiwagi did some warm-up exercises, then woke up Galar Sun Coral to give him a preview of the battle. With a resentful look in his eyes, he arrived at the entrance of the Orange Gym half an hour early.
The entrance of the gym was very clean today, and I didn't see any flyers for Kita Chenghua. It seems that Hideki has really learned his lesson.
When I opened the door, a boy with dark green hair came forward.
"Hello Challenger, have you made an appointment?"
"I've made an appointment. My name is Kashiwagi."
Kashiwagi showed the other party the appointment information on his mobile phone.
The boy was stunned at first, then he blinked and exclaimed: "Ah! You are Kashiwagi!"
"Uh...what's wrong?"
"Xiaosheng called the teacher and his wife and specifically mentioned you! The teacher has been waiting for you for a long time!" The boy smiled brightly, "By the way, my name is Jinzhi, and I work as an assistant at Chenghua Gym."
Jin Zhi...
Kashiwagi recalled for a moment, gradually matching the man in front of him with the green-haired boy in the animation, and smiled back: "Hello, I heard Xiaosheng mention you."
This is true, I heard it when I was chatting with Xiao Sheng.
"Really? I'm so happy! Wait, I'll go inform the teacher right away!" Jin Zhi seemed to suddenly remember something, walked quickly into the depths of the gym, turned around and shouted, "Please wait a moment!"
Chapter 221 Uncle Qianli
There are significant differences in the character design of Chisato in the animation and the special.
In the special episode, Qianli is powerful and mysterious, with an aura of "keep away from strangers". He hides all his strong emotions in his heart, has a tough and strict personality, and looks very domineering.
Chisato in the animation is relatively gentle, and his voice is powerful and majestic, but he is relatively more approachable and will go out of his way to give his wife surprises. In some ways, he is more considerate.
It is impossible to judge the superiority of the two.
But in terms of contact, the latter is definitely easier to contact. Maybe that's why he has so many fans in the city.
Kashiwagi's arrival was undoubtedly warmly welcomed by Qianli and his wife. When Xiaosheng had a video call with them, he specifically mentioned this friend who was the first person he met after going out.
This made Xiaosheng's mother, Mitsuko, insist on making food for him, and no one could stop her.
On the table.
"Aunt Mitsuko is too enthusiastic."
He said to Qianli with a helpless look.
"Hahaha, this is as we should. You've come all the way here, so how can we not treat you well? Otherwise, Xiaosheng will blame us when he finds out."
Qianli laughed loudly and said, "And only when you are full can you have the strength to exert your full strength, don't you think?"
"That's right."
Kashiwagi couldn't help but agree.
One of the standard characteristics of the top powerful people in the Pokémon animation world is easy-going and self-confidence. No matter if you are a ten-year-old child or an arrogant trainer, they can deal with it with the right attitude.
“The fragrant bread is freshly baked and you can enjoy it.”
Mitsuko placed two plates of bread in front of the two men.
Fortunately, the quantity was not large, which made Kashiwagi, who had just finished breakfast, breathe a sigh of relief. When he looked carefully, a rich wheat aroma hit him in the face, flowing into his mind from his nose.
In an instant, golden waves formed phantoms that kept rolling.
"It smells so good!"
He couldn't help but say something.
He wasn't trying to compliment Mitsuko on purpose, it was really the bread's strong wheat aroma that made him hallucinate.
Raw materials problem?
"If you like, I'll make more and you can take it on the way." Mitsuko laughed, and Qianli also said you're welcome.
Kashiwagi nodded and quickly asked about the source of the flour.
Mitsuko said that it is a brand of Green Town and is quite famous in the Hoenn area, but not as famous as Kamahume Senbei.
"Green Town..."
He vaguely remembered that it was a good place to recuperate.
Good mountains and good waters produce good food. With the flour from Green Town, perhaps his luminous dishes can be upgraded to a higher level.
After all, when it comes to the quality of dishes, raw materials are very important.
Had a good "meal".
When Kashiwagi saw Qianli's satisfied expression, he knew that the gym battle was finally about to begin.
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In the basic battle arena.
Kashiwagi and Chisato each stood in their designated positions.
The latter asked: "Is this your first time challenging a gym?"
"Correct."
"But taking the Orange Gym as your first challenge might not be a good choice. After all, I won't let you off."
"It's my pleasure."
"By the way, my basic requirement is three on three, no matter how many badges you have. Do you have enough Pokémon ready?"
Qianli heard Kashiwagi's response of "yes" and smiled, "In that case, let's get started, Jinzhi, thank you for troubling you today as well."
"Okay master!"
Jin Zhi held a green and red flag and said loudly: "The gym challenge will begin now. Use three Pokémon. If the Pokémon of either the gym leader or the challenger loses their combat ability, the match will be considered over.
"Also, only the challenger can freely change Pokémon during the match."
Gym challenges often give the challenger more advantages, whether it is the free exchange of Pokémon or other aspects.
Qianli said loudly: "Kashiwagi, winning or losing in a gym challenge is not that important. If you can let the gym leader see your tacit cooperation with the Pokémon and see your will, you can still get the badge even if you lose in the end.
"Of course I still hope you can move forward with the goal of winning, understand?"
"learn!"
"Then I declare that the competition begins!"
Qianli took out a Poké Ball and threw it first, "My first Pokémon is - Drifter! Please!"
boom!